Award-winning filmmaker helps next generation

A FORMER student of Leeds Beckett University who went on to work on some of the world’s biggest television shows has returned to Yorkshire to chart his career to students.

Fabian Wagner, inset, who studied at Leeds Beckett University’s Northern Film School, is now a multi-award winning cinematographer and worked on Game of Thrones, the Hollywood blockbuster, Justice League, and the Netflix period drama, The Crown.

He will today deliver a lecture to students. For the past 10 years, Mr Wagner, who was born in Germany, has been active in helping and supporting filmmakers and cinematographers.

He gives talks and also runs masterclasses.

SAVERS FACE an £8,000 shortfall between the average amount they would like to have in their “rainy day” fund and what they actually have put away, a survey has found.

On average, people would like to have £12,500 put away, money app Yolt said. But in reality, the average amount savers across the UK had put away was £4,500.

Pauline van Brakel, of Yolt, said: “It is fantastic to see that many people already have some form of savings set aside to weather any future financial shocks, especially in the face of adversity and uncertain economic conditions.

“However, it is important to note that not everyone is in this position.”

BELGIAN AUTHORITIES have arrested a Kosovo war crimes suspect indicted by prosecutors at a special court in The Hague.

Kosovo Specialist Chambers said Pjeter Shala was arrested on Tuesday in Belgium “pursuant to an arrest warrant and confirmed indictment related to war crimes” issued by a pre-trial judge.

The court did not immediately release details about Shala or the allegations against him. He is to be held in Belgium ahead of his likely transfer to the court’s detention facility in The Hague.

The Hague-based special court is investigating war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to Kosovo’s 1998-1999 war for independence.

It has indicted suspects including former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci on charges of murder, torture and persecution. Thaci denies the charges.

Allegations include that Kosovo Liberation Army fighters trafficked human organs taken from prisoners and killed Serbs and fellow ethnic Albanians.